After Sandy, cleanup begins

Governor Patrick said he was relieved that the state escaped serious damage, but about 270,000 customers in the state are still without power.

In Scituate, a bulldozer cleared away rocks tossed up onto the roadways during high tide on Tuesday.

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In Scituate, a bulldozer cleared away rocks tossed up onto the roadways during high tide on Tuesday.

In the Queens borough of New York, a rainbow could be seen behind homes devastated by the storm.

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In the Queens borough of New York, a rainbow could be seen behind homes devastated by the storm.

In the Breezy Point section of the Queens, at least 80 homes were burned to the ground from a fire during the storm.

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In the Breezy Point section of the Queens, at least 80 homes were burned to the ground from a fire during the storm.

A boat was almost sideways between two flooded houses in Lindenhurst, N.Y.

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A boat was almost sideways between two flooded houses in Lindenhurst, N.Y.

A woman looked over the destruction near her seaside apartment in Atlantic City, N.J.

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A woman looked over the destruction near her seaside apartment in Atlantic City, N.J.

In Point Pleasant Beach, N.J., boats moved by Hurricane Sandy were left on Broadway Avenue on Tuesday.

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In Point Pleasant Beach, N.J., boats moved by Hurricane Sandy were left on Broadway Avenue on Tuesday.

In Westport, a worker cut up a tree that had fallen across a road.

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In Westport, a worker cut up a tree that had fallen across a road.

Another home in Cambridge sustained damage from a fallen tree.

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A home in Cambridge sustained damage from a fallen tree.

Jenny Brennan looked on after a tree fell on the roof of her home in Cambridge.

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Jenny Brennan looked on after a tree fell on the roof of her home in Cambridge.

A Westport police officer turned a man away from approaching the Atlantic Ocean due to downed power lines Tuesday morning.

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A Westport police officer turned a man away from approaching the Atlantic Ocean due to downed power lines Tuesday morning.

Water poured into the Ground Zero construction site in New York City on Monday.

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Water poured into the Ground Zero construction site in New York City on Monday.

The skyline of lower Manhattan was dark early Tuesday.

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The skyline of lower Manhattan was dark early Tuesday.

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Huge swaths of Manhattan went unusually vacant and dark and an unprecedented 13-foot surge of seawater gushed into tunnels and subway stations.

Jenny Brennan looked on after a tree fell on the roof of her home in Cambridge.

Storm leaves hundreds of downed trees

Crews from Newton to Cambridge were working Tuesday morning to clean up downed trees and restore power.

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The Globe is charting power outages reported by the utility providers across the region.

With new players like Courtney Lee (left) and Jason Terry, the Celtics hope to be a sleeker team this season.

Retooled Celtics hope speed is the answer

The Celtics blew up their ideology in addition to rebuilding their roster, and their plan is easy to see: run fast and score.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2012/08/14/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/Tierney&Wife_3843G_1.jpg Patrice Tierney got funds from brother in ’90s

Financial ties date back to the early 1990s in the relationship of US Rep. John F. Tierney, his wife, and her now-fugitive brother, records show.

Poll shows Warren, Brown deadlocked with week to go

A new Boston Globe poll shows that the race between Senator Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren is essentially tied.

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Massachusetts foreclosure activity slows in September

In September foreclosure petitions - the first step in the process - fell below 1,000 for the first time this year.

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As he enters his seventh season, Rondo is drawing praise from some of his predecessors as perhaps the greatest point guard in Celtics history.

Rajon Rondo now among Celtics greats

As he enters his seventh season, Rondo is drawing praise from some of his predecessors as perhaps the greatest point guard in Celtics history.

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Greg Maxim-Burdett (left) and Josh Falk of Project SF (for Super Friends) at Thomas Young Studio in South Boston.

Graffiti artists take party above ground

Josh Falk and Greg Maxim-Burdett have assembled a show for the unveiling of a new studio space for their collective called Project SF, short for Super Friends.